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5August 1968
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Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #5

Marvel · August 1968 · on sale 1968-06-11

First appearance: Commander Arnold MortonFirst appearance: Rolfe Harrison
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Identification plate

Series
Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
August 1968
Key date
1968-08-00
On-sale date
1968-06-11
Indicia publisher
Animated Timely Features Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Commander Arnold Morton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rolfe Harrison - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Mission: Destroy the Invisible Enemy!cover1pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Syd Shores; letters: Sam RosenLee Baker, Jacques "Frenchy" LaRocque, Jay Little Bear, Captain Savage, Roy "Blarney" Stone, Sgt. Sam "Yakkety" Yates
1Mission: Destroy the Invisible Enemy!comic story20script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Syd Shores; letters: Artie SimekLee Baker, Rolfe Harrison First, Jacques "Frenchy" LaRocque, Jay Little Bear, Commander Arnold Morton First, Captain Savage, Roy "Blarney" Stone, Sgt. Sam "Yakkety" Yates
2More Hysterical Hoopla and Hangups from Your Howlin' House of Ideas!in-house column1script: Smiley; pencils: John Buscema, Dick Ayers; inks: Joe Sinnott, Syd ShoresSgt. Joe Morita, Norrin Radd, Captain Savage, Silver Surfer
3-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Syd Shores; letters: Sam RosenJay Little Bear, Captain Savage, Wolfgang von Strucker, Supreme Hydra, Sgt. Sam "Yakkety" Yates

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Series context

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Sources

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